Hard to Be a God (1990)
Another planet in the period of medieval times. An employee of the institute of experimental history from Earth, who is send under the name of noble don Rumata of Estor as a spy with a mission to contact the local resident of the institute, arrives in the city of Arkanar. But the resident perishes under an unlucky attempt to make a palace coup, and Rumata have to take his place as the resident. Soon he meets all the horrors of the medieval society - a peasant war, palace coups, mass executions. To continue to be an indifferent watcher of all these horrors turns out to be simply impossible...
Director: Peter Fleischmann
Genre: Drama, Adventure, Science Fiction
Runtime: 119 min
Release Date: January 25, 1990
Cast
- Edward Żentara - Rumata / Anton
- Aleksandr Filippenko - Reba
- Andrei Boltnev - Budach
- Mikhail Gluzskiy - Hauk
- Hugues Quester - Suren
- Anne Gautier - Kyra
- Christine Kaufmann - Okana
- Pierre Clémenti - King
- Elguja Burduli - Baron Pampa
- Birgit Doll - Anka
Screenplay
Music: Jürgen Fritz
Cinematography: Jerzy Gościk, Pavel Lebeshev
Editing: Christian Virmond, Marie-Josée Audiard
Production: B.A. Produktion, Garance Films, Hallelujah Films, Mediactuel, Sovinfilm, Studio Dowschenko Kiew, ZDF
Country: France, Germany, Soviet Union, Switzerland
Language: Deutsch
Original Language: de
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Hard to Be a God about?
- Another planet in the period of medieval times. An employee of the institute of experimental history from Earth, who is send under the name of noble don Rumata of Estor as a spy with a mission to contact the local resident of the institute, arrives in the city of Arkanar. But the resident perishes under an unlucky attempt to make a palace coup, and Rumata have to take his place as the resident. Soon he meets all the horrors of the medieval society - a peasant war, palace coups, mass executions. To continue to be an indifferent watcher of all these horrors turns out to be simply impossible...
- Who directed Hard to Be a God?
- Hard to Be a God was directed by Peter Fleischmann.
- Who stars in Hard to Be a God?
- Hard to Be a God stars Edward Żentara, Aleksandr Filippenko, Andrei Boltnev, Mikhail Gluzskiy, Hugues Quester, Anne Gautier.
- How long is Hard to Be a God?
- Hard to Be a God has a runtime of 1h 59m (119 minutes).
- What genre is Hard to Be a God?
- Hard to Be a God is a Drama, Adventure, Science Fiction film.
- Where was Hard to Be a God produced?
- Hard to Be a God was produced in France, Germany, Soviet Union, Switzerland.